Niafunké is an album by Ali Farka Touré, released in 1999.

Touré discusses his motivation for creating the album and how the music might relate to its audience.

In the West perhaps this music is just entertainment and I don't expect people to understand.

But I hope some might take the time to listen and learn.Niafunké marks the first of a series of albums he recorded towards the end of his career in his home town.

The album was released around the same time he retired to his farm in a remote region of Mali.